Politics This Morning: Playing tax detective with the Honda deal
Plus, the post-budget tour shifts to green energy.
Budget’s ‘slow rollout’ pharmacare funding leaves program vulnerable to change in governments, say policy experts
The Liberals know they need to ‘crawl before they run’ when getting provincial deals done, says former Liberal staffer Muhammed Ali. But it’s ‘a pipe dream’ they will be able to ‘show benefits before the 2025 election’ says former Ontario PC staffer Carly Bergamini.
Budget 2024 offers promising pledges for science, but falls short in a few ways
The bulk of the budget’s $1.8-billion planned for core research grants won’t flow for several years—making it very contingent on election outcomes.Â
What’s in the budget for federal procurement? More money for housing, less for long-term projects
Key highlights of the budget concerning procurement include ‘strengthening integrity in the public service,’ as the ArriveCan scandal unfolds.
Heather McPherson says her party’s next leader should be a woman
The NDP’s new whip wants to take on misogyny in the House of Commons, and thinks some Conservative MPs are ‘goons.’
Feds must expand pharmacare to include essential drugs for our deadliest diseases: cancer, heart conditions, and stroke
An expanded pharmacare framework offers a lifeline for millions of people in Canada. It is time for federal, provincial, and territorial governments to deliver it. Â
Canada’s investment in AI should inform a global ‘rights-based’ approach
Canada has a role to play in pushing its influence on the world stage. Right now, we are currently fifth in terms of AI capacity on the Tortoise Global Index, yet is 23rd in actual AI infrastructure.
Protecting public health care has never been more important
National pharmacare will be extended to 3.7 million Canadians with diabetes and nine million Canadians of reproductive age.
Politics This Morning: Budget tour pivots to electric vehicle cashÂ
Plus, StatsCan tackles the productivity gap.
Canada is struggling and government is part of the problem
Federal government spending, public service employment, and the national debt are soaring, but delivery of essential government services is sputtering, and the Bank of Canada has been left to fight inflation single-handedly.